Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2021
Gale Warning 59, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 12, 2021, 4:54 AM AKST. It was in force for 57 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Mar 12, 2021, 4:54 AM AKST (13:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 14, 2021, 2:40 PM AKDT
- In force
- 57 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
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301 FZAK52 PAFG 121354 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 454 AM AKST Fri Mar 12 2021 Northwestern Alaska Coastal Waters out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one- third of the combined wind-wave and swell height. PKZ299-130315- 454 AM AKST Fri Mar 12 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 970 mb over the western Aleutian will move to the NW Bering Sea by this afternoon and over eastern Russia tonight. A strong weather front associated with this low will move to the Dateline by this afternoon. The front will stall near St Lawrence Island and the Bering Strait tonight, then slowly move inland Sat night. $$ PKZ200-130315- Norton Sound- 454 AM AKST Fri Mar 12 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE winds 25 kt. .TONIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 40 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SE winds 25 kt. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .MON...E winds 10 kt. .TUE...W winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ210-130315- Dall Point to Wales- 454 AM AKST Fri Mar 12 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE winds 25 kt increasing to 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...SE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...SE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...S winds 20 kt. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. .MON...NW winds 20 kt. .TUE...W winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ215-130315- Kotzebue Sound- 454 AM AKST Fri Mar 12 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...E winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...E winds 15 kt. .TUE...SW winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ220-130315- Wales to Cape Thompson- 454 AM AKST Fri Mar 12 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...SE winds 45 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...SE winds 45 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 45 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...NW winds 20 kt. .TUE...S winds 15 kt. $$ Mar 21
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258 FZAK52 PAFG 122328 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 228 PM AKST Fri Mar 12 2021 Northwestern Alaska Coastal Waters out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one- third of the combined wind-wave and swell height. PKZ299-131500- 228 PM AKST Fri Mar 12 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 972 mb low in the NW Bering Sea will move N across Chukotka as the associated weather front moves to the Lower Yukon Coast, the Bering Strait, and into the SW Arctic. The front will stall, as high pressure builds over mainland Alaska, and weaken through Sat, then move into the West Coast as it continues to weaken and dissipate. Low pressure will remain in the area as it weakens. $$ PKZ200-131500- Norton Sound- 228 PM AKST Fri Mar 12 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SE winds 25 kt. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .MON...E winds 10 kt. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. .TUE...W winds 10 kt. .WED...W winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ210-131500- Dall Point to Wales- 228 PM AKST Fri Mar 12 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...SE winds 45 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...S winds 20 kt. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. .MON...NW winds 20 kt. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. .TUE...W winds 15 kt. .WED...S winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ215-131500- Kotzebue Sound- 228 PM AKST Fri Mar 12 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE winds 30 kt increasing to 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...E winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...E winds 20 kt. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .TUE...SW winds 15 kt. .WED...NW winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ220-131500- Wales to Cape Thompson- 228 PM AKST Fri Mar 12 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE winds 30 kt increasing to 45 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...SE winds 45 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 45 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...E winds 20 kt. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. .TUE...S winds 15 kt. .WED...SE winds 15 kt. $$ SDB Mar 21
121 FZAK52 PAFG 131427 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 527 AM AKST Sat Mar 13 2021 Northwestern Alaska Coastal Waters out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one- third of the combined wind-wave and swell height. PKZ299-140330- 527 AM AKST Sat Mar 13 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A weather front associated with a 979 mb low in the NW Bering Sea will move to the Yukon Delta Sat PM before the low moves northeast and weakens. Low pressure will remain in the area as the front moves inland and weakens. $$ PKZ200-140330- Norton Sound- 527 AM AKST Sat Mar 13 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SE winds 25 kt. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .MON...E winds 10 kt. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. .TUE...NW winds 10 kt. .WED...N winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ210-140330- Dall Point to Wales- 527 AM AKST Sat Mar 13 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE winds 45 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...SE winds 35 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...S winds 20 kt. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. .MON...NW winds 15 kt. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...NW winds 15 kt. .WED...N winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ215-140330- Kotzebue Sound- 527 AM AKST Sat Mar 13 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...E winds 20 kt. .MON NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .TUE...W winds 15 kt. .WED...NW winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ220-140330- Wales to Cape Thompson- 527 AM AKST Sat Mar 13 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE winds 45 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 45 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...SE winds 20 kt. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. .TUE...W winds 15 kt. .WED...NW winds 15 kt. $$ Mar 21
607 FZAK52 PAFG 132341 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 241 PM AKST Sat Mar 13 2021 Northwestern Alaska Coastal Waters out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one- third of the combined wind-wave and swell height. PKZ299-141515- 241 PM AKST Sat Mar 13 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A weather front associated with a 983 mb low in the northwest Bering Sea will weaken to a broad area of low pressure extending from the Chukchi Sea to the Yukon Delta by Mon. $$ PKZ200-141515- Norton Sound- 241 PM AKST Sat Mar 13 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SE winds 25 kt. Freezing fog. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .MON...E winds 10 kt. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. .TUE...NW winds 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. .WED...N winds 15 kt. .THU...NE winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ210-141515- Dall Point to Wales- 241 PM AKST Sat Mar 13 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SE winds 35 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...S winds 20 kt. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. .MON...NW winds 15 kt. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE...NW winds 15 kt. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .WED...N winds 15 kt. .THU...E winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ215-141515- Kotzebue Sound- 241 PM AKST Sat Mar 13 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .MON...E winds 20 kt. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .TUE...W winds 15 kt. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .WED...NW winds 10 kt. .THU...E winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ220-141515- Wales to Cape Thompson- 241 PM AKST Sat Mar 13 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE winds 45 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...SE winds 20 kt. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. .TUE...W winds 15 kt. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .WED...NW winds 15 kt. .THU...E winds 15 kt. $$ Mar 21
003 FZAK52 PAFG 141229 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 429 AM AKDT Sun Mar 14 2021 Northwestern Alaska Coastal Waters out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one- third of the combined wind-wave and swell height. PKZ299-150230- 429 AM AKDT Sun Mar 14 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 984 mb low in the Gulf of Anadyr will move over the Chukotka Peninsula and weaken to 1000 mb by Mon AM. A 998 mb low will move to Saint Matthew Island by Mon AM and weaken in place, leaving a broad area of low pressure over the Chukchi and Bering Seas through Monday night. $$ PKZ200-150230- Norton Sound- 429 AM AKDT Sun Mar 14 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SE winds 25 kt decreasing to 15 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .MON...W winds 10 kt. .MON NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. .TUE...W winds 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. .WED...N winds 15 kt. .THU...NE winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ210-150230- Dall Point to Wales- 429 AM AKDT Sun Mar 14 2021 .TODAY...S winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 15 kt. .MON...NW winds 15 kt. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...NW winds 15 kt. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. .WED...N winds 15 kt. .THU...E winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ215-150230- Kotzebue Sound- 429 AM AKDT Sun Mar 14 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...E winds 15 kt. .MON NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. .TUE...W winds 15 kt. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. .WED...NW winds 15 kt. .THU...E winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ220-150230- Wales to Cape Thompson- 429 AM AKDT Sun Mar 14 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...SE winds 40 kt decreasing to 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...SE winds 15 kt. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...W winds 15 kt. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. .WED...NW winds 15 kt. .THU...E winds 15 kt. $$ Mar 21
617 FZAK52 PAFG 142240 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 240 PM AKDT Sun Mar 14 2021 Northwestern Alaska Coastal Waters out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one- third of the combined wind-wave and swell height. PKZ299-151415- 240 PM AKDT Sun Mar 14 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 988 mb low in the Gulf of Anadyr will move over the Bering Strait and weaken to 1006 mb by Mon afternoon. A 990 mb low will move to Saint Matthew Island by Mon morning and weaken in place, leaving a broad area of low pressure over the Chukchi and Bering Seas through Tue. $$ PKZ200-151415- Norton Sound- 240 PM AKDT Sun Mar 14 2021 .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .MON...E winds 10 kt. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. .TUE...NW winds 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. .WED...NW winds 15 kt. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .THU...NE winds 15 kt. .FRI...E winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ210-151415- Dall Point to Wales- 240 PM AKDT Sun Mar 14 2021 .TONIGHT...S winds 15 kt. .MON...NW winds 15 kt. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. .TUE...NW winds 15 kt. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .WED...NW winds 15 kt. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .THU...E winds 25 kt. .FRI...E winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ215-151415- Kotzebue Sound- 240 PM AKDT Sun Mar 14 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .MON...E winds 15 kt. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. .TUE...W winds 15 kt. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. .WED...NW winds 10 kt. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. .THU...E winds 15 kt. .FRI...E winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ220-151415- Wales to Cape Thompson- 240 PM AKDT Sun Mar 14 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SE winds 30 kt decreasing to 20 kt. Blowing snow. .MON...SE winds 15 kt. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. .TUE...W winds 15 kt. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .WED...NW winds 20 kt. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. .THU...E winds 15 kt. .FRI...E winds 20 kt. $$ Mar 21
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 4:38 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 4 days | |
| Mar 12, 1:47 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 31 hr | |
| Mar 12, 1:47 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 48 hr | |
| Mar 12, 2:28 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 37 hr |
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